COMMUNITY ART PROJECT IN PUENTE ALTO

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1 bilingüe GRATIS/FREE POST OFFICE JOBS GOING TO STAPLES AT LOWER PAY -Antonina Esposito Omar Gonzalez is the Regional Director of the American Postal Workers Union. Gonzales was at the protest in front of Staples in San Francisco at the end of January, protesting the loss of fair wage jobs. - Still from APWU video The County of Mendocino settled a lawsuit brought by Dennis O Brien after a county deputy interfered with petitioning at a local shopping center. From now on, store owners/ managers cannot just call the police to roust petitioners and others engaged in free speech activities near their stores; they must first get a court order that such activity is interfering with their business. This applies to shopping centers and mall and does not include stand alone stores. -Based on Press Release from Attorney Dennis O'Brien You cannot deprive someone of an essential right without due process -Cont. on Page 8 POTTER VALLEY ARTIST ELIZABETH RAYBEE IN CHILE COMMUNITY ART PROJECT IN PUENTE ALTO ELIZABETH RAYBEE, well known for her local mosaics in public places, was one of 60 international artists to travel to Chile for the Primera Intervención Urbana Internacional de Mosaicos in January. There the artists set to work decorating the facade of the Puente Alto City Hall. The effort to bring art to public places was a collaboration between Chilean artist Isadora Paz López and the city of Puente Alto, near Santiago. -Antonina Esposito Local mosaicist Elizabeth Raybee in Chile working on the facade of the Puente Alto city hall. Raybee is well-known for public art here including the skate park in Willits, the mural across from the court house, and the Ukiah Art Center wall on Church. -Photo by Maria Cataldo Carvajal Raybee and the other international mosaicists happily spent two weeks on their knees in front of the city hall wall, arranging their tiles to reflect the theme of a Magic Garden. Organizer Paz López made an overall outline for design cohesion. But the artists were free to do their own thing. The artists generally made an effort to blend their own style at each end of their two-meter area, to make a good connection where their work met that of the next artist. A lot of the material was provided for the artists. But the artists tended to bring something special of their own from their studios to add to the scene. Raybee focussed on lavender and bees and made some -Continued on Page 6 From: El Sol, 106 W. Stanley St. Ukiah CA TO: del Pueblo VOL. 2 NO. 11 Crimen en la Ciudad The U.S. Postal Service is closing our post offices at the same time that it is creating new post offices inside of the national chain store, Staples. People in Ukiah had their beautiful neighborhood post office building shuttered and sold. Now, we have a new post office in Airport Park inside of Staples instead. Given the choice, the people would like their heritage building back. When the Post Office was closing our Oak Street post office, a meeting with postal representatives was filled to overflowing with irate locals who wanted to keep their post office. -Cont. Page 2 COUNTY SETTLES FREE SPEECH CASE - New Policies on Petitioning at Malls Las Voces Hace un cuarto de década, la ciudad de Ukiah era un lugar esplendoroso donde la gente podía disfrutar una caminata los pequeños más hermosos de los Estados Unidos. Hoy día, Ukiah no solo ha perdido esa belleza debido a la llegada de indigentes que llegan de otros pueblos y ciudades, sino también la -Josefina Duenas suciedad se incrementarán también. Pero parece ser que en Ukiah todo esta saliéndose del control de quienes la dirigen y gobiernan. Después de haber cerrado el acceso al jardín situado Así luce la Biblioteca casi todos los días. Los indigentes se acogen de la lluvia y el sol aquí. por la madrugada o a medianoche. Ukiah, por cierto fue nombrada como la número uno de los pueb- seguridad que algún día la distinguiera. Es verdad que entre más gente pueble una ciudad el crimen, la pobreza y la en el Museo Grace Hudson en South Main, que había sido elegido como el lugar favorito de los indigentes para pernoctar y vivir, hoy -Cont. en Página 11 El Petróleo Mexicano y otras historias Una breve introducción de como México ha ido perdiendo las industrias nacionale como los ferrocarriles nacionales, Luz y Fuerza mexicana, Aceros Nacionales, Teléfonos de México y otras más hechas con dinero del pueblo como Televisa, Complejos Turísticos Acapulco, Veracruz y Can Cún, unas debidas a las Reformas como PEMEX que es la más reciente y aprovechadas por vivales y malos mexicanos traidores a la Patria. -Salvador Macías Mis amigos, su amigo Samaga, los invita a que me acompañen en esta aventura en la que les informaré con detalles y nombres de todos los aprovechados traidores. Desde 1783, el Rey Carlos III de España, había legislado para La Nueva España (hoy México), que las minas los betunes y los jugos de la tierra eran propiedad del estado. norteamericano Dohen; quienes hallaron huellas de petróleo en el estado de Veracruz. Poco más tarde obtuvieron concesiones para explotarlo. Don A esa ordenanza real se remonta el Porfirio Díaz (ex presidente de derecho de México sobre la riqueza México), recelaba del TRUST de petrolera que comenzó a ser descu- Rockefeller (ex presidente de bierta a fines del siglo pasado por -Cont. en Página 9 el inglés Weetman Person y por el Ukiah celebrated its 31st Women's History Gala early this month. State Senator Noreen Evans was the keynote speaker. She pointed to changes she has been working on in her career - from stopping home foreclosures to labeling GMO's. The day was dedicated to the late community activist Diane Zucker. At right, are the three women honored: Delynn Rogers for her work with Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; Denise Gorney for help she extended to homeless children in the community; and Linda Perkins, environmentalist who has saved acres of our redwood forests. The annual event is sponsored by the Mendocino Women's Political Caucus and Association of University Women. See story on Page 8. AMADA'S BOUTIQUE 1274 S.State St. (707)

2 Página 2 El Sol Destabilizing Venezuela - see article below, right Cartas de la Comunidad Dear Editor and Readers, I used to think that when social, economic and environmental conditions came to a crisis point that is when people would finally wake up and work for change but, there is a water crisis going on in the heart of Mendocino County and it doesn t seem like many of us are paying attention. With respect to what Caltrans has in mind for the Willits Bypass I think the general mind set is...the horse is out of the barn. But, there is a glimmer of hope... a sensible alternative design for the northern interchange. Rather than installing EL SOL Owner Josefina Duenas José Vázquez-Duenas Antonina Esposito Erik Salcedo Barajas Salvador Macías Julie Drucker Stephen Scalmanini Sales Manager Govinda Taozenny Call Govi at (707) Richard Johnson, founder Contact us: Sus artículos, cartas, obras de arte y fotografías son bienvenidas para su publicación. Y le serán devueltas si envía un sobre con porte pagado o tráigalos personalmente al 106 W. Standley Street en Ukiah. Las opiniones e imágenes son producto de sus respectivos autores o artistas y de ninguna manera representan a El Sol o a sus anunciantes. We welcome your articles, letters, artwork and photos for publication. Return with SASE. Deadline is the 25th of the month - for the upcoming month. Submit to Opinions and images are those of the respective authors and artists, and do not represent those of El Sol or its advertisers. El Sol does not necessarily endorse anything advertised herein. 888 'LIKE' EL SOL BILINGUE ON FACE BOOK Envíe sus cartas editoriales! El Sol, 106 W. Standley St. Ukiah CA o correo electrónico a: over 55,000 wick drains in 50 acres of wetlands Caltrans could scale back to a plan that would still accommodate traffic and help conserve, rather than permanently dry up the wetlands. As we approach an era of indeterminable drought, Caltrans does not need to undermine the already scant water resources available to the Willits community. Bypass work is due to resume in April. There is not much time left but, it is not too late. Join us at the Willits Grange every Friday at 5pm where concerned neighbors continue to strategize how to bring the voice of reason to this issue. It is imperative that we phone and write to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board in Santa Rosa asking them to put the Willits Bypass issue on their March board meeting agenda. (NCRWQCB, 5550 Skylane Blvd, Ste. A, SR, CA 95403, Mathias St John, Executive Dir ) Write to the office of Gov. Brown to ask that he deliver on his promise to protect wetlands and exercise his power to insist that Caltrans scale back their plans for the northern interchange. (Gov. Jerry Brown, State Capitol, Ste.1173, Sacramento, CA (916) Communicate with the offices of Caltrans to ask them to respond to the people in the communities that are negatively impacted by their ecology altering practices. (Caltrans District 1, PO Box 3700, Eureka, CA 95502, Phil Frisbie, Jr, Also, tell the water board and the Governor that the low quality results of fracking do not justify wasting California s dwindling water supply. Come to the rally at the capitol building in Sacramento on March 15 to save wetlands and stop fracking. See you there. Sincerely, Jenny Burnstad, Boonville SUBSCRIBE - $30 /YEAR SEND CHECK TO EL SOL AT 106 W. Standley Street, Ukiah CA 95482!! -Cont. from Page 1 POST OFFICE JOBS GOING TO STAPLES But the juggernaut of privatization continues. Postal workers are now looking at fewer fair paying union jobs with the Retail Partner Expansion Program the USPS started last year. This program will put post offices in 80 Staples stores throughout the country, with low-paid Staples workers taking the postal jobs. We have nothing against Staples or Staples workers, says Omar Gonzalez, with the American Postal Workers Union. But they should fill those jobs with union workers who get a fair wage. The post office has already made severe cutbacks to jobs. Ukiah's much used, much loved post office building is shuttered and sold, blocked off to the public. Meanwhile the post office has opened an 'official post of- Almost 100 APWU workers protested in front of Staples in San Francisco at the end of January. The USPS workers take civil service fice' at Staple's tests and advance on a merit system. It has provided where workers chain store, middle class jobs for many will handle the minorities making their way mail at their in a not-so-friendly system. non-union jobs. Postal workers also take an oath to ensure that the mail being shut down. The contracted out Staples workers the services at the post vice. Why not increase is handled securely and delivered to the intended recipients. Sorters in postal than the postal workers, crease those hours? Why also get much less training office? Why don t you in- centers are watched from who receive weeks of training, take examinations, and don t you put the vending don t you fully staff? Why elevated posts; no one can pocket a letter without it being seen. There is no such office so people don t have get periodic updating. machines back in the post security at Staples. By the Gonzalez says, The American people deserve the it s because they are priva- to stand in line? We think way, many of those postal processing centers are also best possible postal sertizing the post office. 5 DEMOCRACY NOW! LOOKS AT TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA There s a great deal happening, and this is a crucial test for the Maduro government. It s our obligation to put it in its broad historical context to understand who s acting. There s an unfortunate tendency, in this post-occupy moment and in the aftermath of the Arab Spring: every time we see protesters in the streets, we start retweeting it, and feel sympathetic, without necessarily knowing what the back story is. And once we look into this back story, what we see is yet another attempt in a long string of attempts of the Venezuelan opposition to oust a democratically elected government. This time they are taking advantage of student mobilizations, ostensibly against insecurity and against economic difficulties, to do that. Leopoldo López represents the far right of the Venezuelan political spectrum. In terms of his personal and political history, here s someone who was educated in the United States from prep school through graduate school at the Harvard Kennedy School. He s descended from the first president of Venezuela, purportedly even from Simón Bolívar. In other words, he s a representative of this traditional political class that was displaced when the Bolivarian revolution came to power. He came to power as a representative of Primero Justicia, formed at the intersection of corruption and U.S. intervention - corruption by his mother purportedly funneling funds from Venezuela s oil company into this new party and, on the other hand, funding from the NED, from USAID, from U.S. government institutions, to so-called civil society organizations. In this moment, though, even his former compatriot from that party, Henrique Capriles, who was the unified presidential candidate for the opposition in April, has realized that the line of taking street action in an attempt to oust a democratic government is simply not going to work. And Leopoldo López, as well as other far-right leaders like María Corina Machado and Antonio Ledezma have really gone all-in with this attempt to oust the government. The Obama government continues to fund this opposition even more openly than the Bush regime did, despite anti-democratic activity in the past, despite the fact that López and others were involved in the coup in 2002 and engaged in violent actions. To be perfectly clear, food scarcity has been a problem, and insecurity is a massive problem in Venezuela. And both of these are really deep and intractable problems that have some relationship Pam Brown, Marriage and Family Therapist works with individual adults, kid, couples, and families. Medi-Cal, insurance and sliding scale fees. 25+ years in my field. Office in Willits, home visits possible WITH GEORGE CICCARIELLO-MAHER to government failures to confront them, but also to the action of various other actors. In the case of crime, the infiltration of mafias has been a powerful force in recent years. And in the case of scarcity, the role of private capitalists in withholding and hoarding goods, as well as currency speculation, has been a massively destructive force that really echoes the kind of Chile scenario of helping to destroy an economy as a preparation for the government being overthrown. The Venezuelan revolutionary movements, the popular organizations, that are, after all, the foundation of this government, was never about Chávez, the individual. It is not about Maduro, the individual today. But it s instead about millions and millions of Venezuelans who are building a better democracy, a deeper and more direct democracy, who are building social movements and organizations and workers councils and student councils and peasant councils, and as well as local communes. These people are continuing to struggle and are continuing to build. And while they re certainly coming out to defend the Maduro government, they re focused on a much broader horizon. And this distraction, that s largely confined to the wealthiest areas of Caracas, the sort of Beverly Hills of Caracas, is not going to push them away from that task. 5 Excerpted from Democracy Now! interview with George Ciccariello-Maher, author of "We created Chávez: A People's History of the Venezuelan Revolution." He teaches as Drexel Univeristy in- Philadelphia and formerly taught in Caracas.

4 Página 4 El Sol The 10 Most Common Excuses for NOT Going to College and Why They re All Wrong! -Guillermo Garcia So you think that college isn t for you? Well, you re wrong. You don t have to be lucky or have lots of money to go to college. You don t have to have straight A s in high school or know already what you want to do with the rest of your life. You do have to really want to go to college - and be ready to work hard once you get there. Unfortunately, too many students make up excuses for why they can t go to college. If you re one of those students, here s a list of the 10 most common excuses - and why they re all wrong. EXCUSE #1: Nobody in my family has ever gone to college before. Why not be the first? It s true that being the first to do anything can be difficult and maybe even a little frightening, but being the first in your family to receive a college education should give you a sense of pride. Not going to college is the kind of family tradition you should break. EXCUSE #2: My grades are not good enough. How do you know they re not unless you apply? Even if you haven t obtained all good grades in school, you can still be admitted to a good college that will be right for you. Colleges look at more than just grades and test scores. They look at such things as letters from teachers and other adults; extracurricular activities; jobs you might have had; special talents in art, music, and sports; and interviews. When deciding who gets in, colleges examine the whole person, not just one small part. EXCUSE #3: I can t afford it. There s a lot of financial aid available to help you pay for college. This year alone there are about $26 BILLION waiting for students who need money for college. If you apply for aid, and you demonstrate that you need it, your chances are as good as anybody else s that you will receive help. There s money available from the federal government, from your state, from the colleges you apply to, and from thousands of grant, scholarship, and work-study programs. But you won t see any of it if you don t check it out. EXCUSE #4: I don t know how to apply to college, or where I want to go. You re not alone. You can start by looking at college catalogs in your high school or local library, and you can talk to your high school counselor, favorite teacher, or someone you know who s gone to college. There s a lot of good advice available, but you have to ask for it. EXCUSE #5: I think college may be too difficult for me. Not likely, if you re willing to work hard. College is a big change from high school. The competition will be greater and the homework assignments will be longer and tougher. And it isn t always easy to adjust to strange surrounding a n d m a k e new friends. But once you get involved with your work, you ll Guillermo Garcia, f i n d t h a t Mendocino College many of your Counselor classmates feel as you do. Who doesn t worry sometimes that they might not make it? And even if you find that you re not doing well in certain subjects, you can still do something about it. Tutoring is available from professors or fellow students, and counseling for personal problems is available on campus too. EXCUSE #6: I m not sure that I ll fit in in college. Just about any college you might attend will have students from all kinds of backgrounds, so you are sure to find other people whom you can relate to. Regardless of your ethnic background, you should remember that one of the good things about college is getting to know all kinds of people. It will be interesting to learn about different life-styles and cultures, and it will help prepare you for the world you will face after graduation. EXCUSE #7: I don t even know what I want to major in or do with my life. The great majority of college freshmen don t have a clue about these things either. Giving you choices is what college is all about. You can take courses in different fields and see what you like and what you re good at. You may be surprised to find a subject or a career field that you never would have thought of before. EXCUSE #8: There s no way I can go to college full-time. So go part-time. Most colleges offer programs you can attend in the evening or on weekends. You can also study many subjects through home-study programs. Ask your counselor about these possibilities. EXCUSE #9: I m too old to go to college. Nonsense! You re never too old to learn. Even if you ve been out of high school for a while, you can still go to college. Almost half of all full-time and part-time students in the country are adults older than 25 years of age. If they can do it, so can you! EXCUSE #10: I just want to get a good job and make lots of money. College will help you with that and more. Studies have shown that a college graduate will earn several hundred thousand dollars more during the course of his or her working life than someone who has only a high school diploma. Of course, money isn t everything, but most challenging and interesting jobs with good futures require a college education. A college degree will also give you a greater variety of job choices. There s something else that college will give you: a sense of personal satisfaction, confidence, and self-respect. These are not easy to measure, but they are very important in helping you become the kind of person you want to be. There are probably many other reasons you can think of for not going to college. But why sit around making up excuses when you can use that time and energy to do something that will benefit you the rest of your life? Decide now that you want to go to college and then start working at it. This is the bottom line: If you are willing to give it a shot, college can be for you too. 5 from the other side: MANY THINGS; LITTLE MONEY Tough time for sales - valentines are still out on the counter Our country s uncertain economy seems to be reflected in every home; and neither rich nor poor are parting with pocket money. Or is it perhaps that everything is handled with debit and credit cards? The most affected are the small traders. They were still trying to sell valentine s day items on February 15 and 16. Even in neighboring United States, in Laredo, Texas, there were left over unpurchased valentine s day-related products. The government s promises of reforms, unfortunately, do more harm than good. Fix one thing and break another; where is the benefit of economic reform? Unemployment has increased, not to mention inflation. It seems as though even nature is enraged, along with the people. Every day there are more deaths, many because of stress, others because of extreme weather conditions, and others from a persistent form of flu. At the border salaries are down in order to increase VAT to 16 %. Products are scarce and more expensive. Fortunately gasoline costs are comparable to the U.S. - unlike the interior of the country where it goes up every month. Here at the border the price drops a little sometimes, easing the consumer s pocketbook. Mendocino College Physics and Chemistry Club present The Science behind Paelo Tech Tamara Wilder, of Paleotechnics. will elaborate on the physics and chemistry used and understood by our human ancestors. The science behind Paleolithic Technologies lecture will be Friday, March 7 th at 5:30pm in classroom 4144 in the Lower Library of the Ukiah Campus. The lecture is free to everyone and attendees are encouraged to arrive early. With My Spy Glass -Alma Cárdenas Alma Cárdenas is an award-winning Mexican author and columnist. Visit Health services are in crisis, lacking drugs and falling apart (as the ISSSTE for example) or Social Security, where there s no room to care for patients. So far this year there are more than 5 known cases where women have their children on the sidewalk, without receiving care. And, people die in the street the same way. These are just the beginning results because of who is running the country,. Of course you have a few successes, but there are more mistakes. It is consuming our beloved Mexico. Still, the implementation of economic reform holds many surprises. Hopefully they are not harmful to breathe and will help the people. We hope for the best. 5 Preparación de impuestos rápido, exacto y profesional Envio electrónico seguro y gratis Préstamos de re-embolsas anticipadas Solicitudes para números de Pagador de Impuestos Servicio Notario Público ALMA DE LOS SANTOS y varios más le servirán en Español 1040 North State Street, Suite B, Ukiah Phone:

6 Página 6 El Sol -Cont. from Page 1 LA CULTURA CURA PuEnte alto city hall's garden new fa- molded purple shards and golden bees ahead of time. She brought gold, silver, sparkles, and mirrors to create the wings of bees. Of course the artists raided each others treasures as well. It was actually pretty hard work kneeling in the hot sun for hours every day. And masses of materials had to be picked up and stored at the end of each work day. But the end result is a beautiful, magic garden of collaboration. Look for more international community art in Latin America - notably a train station project in Brazil in Photos: Panel including Raybee's work by project organizer Isadora Paz López of Mixta Mosaicos & Artes Aplicadas; Time out at the beach for a seaweed dance in Valparaiso photo by Caroline Jariwala; Dancing by project billboard photo by Caroline Jariwala; The newly finished facade showing front door and a corner from Mixta Mosaicos Summer Camp Regular Camp: Grades 3-6 Monday - Friday, 9 am - 1 pm Fee: $640 (Includes registration fee) Advanced Camp: Grades 7-8 Monday - Friday, 9 am - 1 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9 a.m. - 3p.m. Fee: $710 (Includes registration fee) Camp will be centered on the fully staged production of a musical theater play. Daily classes in acting, singing, and dance. Enrollment is limited to 45 campers. One staff member is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. $50 deposit required to hold your slot. First payment due May 1. Full payment due June 15. The Laramie Project SPACE presents The Laramie Project Near & Arnold s School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education (SPACE) presents The Laramie Project, one of the most performed plays in America today. The play, written by Moises Kaufman and directed by Joel Shura, is a chronicle of the life in the town of Laramie, Wyoming, one year after the murder of Matthew Shepard. In 1998, Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project conducted more than 200 interviews with people from the town. From these interviews, they wrote the play, which is a docudrama that presents the diverse views of the townspeople, the writers, and the actors. The Laramie Project, for mature audiences, will be performed at the SPACE Theater in Ukiah on: Friday, March 7 & 14 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8 & 15 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9 & 16 at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for youth 18 and under and are available at Mendocino Book Company and the SPACE Box Office. For more information visit the UkiahSPACE Facebook Page, or call x101. SUBSCRIBE SPACE will be working with violence $30/YEAR prevention and LGBTQ support groups send check to el in Ukiah to bring people together sol, 106 W. Stand- around this issue. ley St, Ukiah SHOP General medicine and prescriptions based on sliding scale; 24/7 Verification by Greenlife Systems L O C A L Latino Stars Speak Out For Inclusive Hollywood, Immigration Reform at the 17th Annual NHMC Impact Awards Gala Emily Rios, above, one of the honorees at the Ntional Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards spoke out for immigration rights and meaningful roles for Latinos. The Bridge costar Rios won the Outstanding Performance in a Television Series award for her performance in the F/X series. Rios accepted the award saying, "I understand our public responsibility in this industry, as a Latina," and recognized the "dignity" of the show's production and distribution company for breaking ground with its inclusion of bilingual dialogue. Diego Luna dedicated his award to those working for immigration reform, and who recognize "those who are feeding this country, who are building this country, who are working to make America what it is today." Damien Bichir recognized the importance of fighting stereotypes, lauded the role of Latino arts leaders in developing Latino talent, and urged the Latino community to support Latino films and reminding the country's lawmakers that immigration reform is about real people - the large and diverse immigrant community. 5 RONALD LIPPERT Licensed Animal Health Technician S. Main St., PO Box 952 Willits CA 95490

8 Página 8 El Sol WOMEN'S HISTORY GALA Thirty-four years ago, President Carter designated the month of March as Women s History Month. The Mendocino Women s Political Coalition (MWPC) held the 31st Annual Women s History Gala Celebration on March 2nd. The program was dedicated to Diane Zucker [ ] who was an inspiration as a mother, an educator, a friend to many, and an activist for people with mental health challenges. State Senator Noreen Evans was the featured speaker. Mendocino County women who embody the 2014 theme: Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment will be honored in recognition of their dedicated work. The three 2014 honorees are: Denise Gorny, Redwood Valley, for her work with disabled and foster children; Delynne Rogers, Ukiah, for her pioneering work and support of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) and PFLAG (parent, friends, friends of lesbians and gays); and Linda Perkins, Albion, for her work in preserving coastal redwoods and improving watersheds and ecosystems. Denise Gorny, resident of Mendocino County for 58 years, cared for her disabled son and foster children with disabilities for over 33 years. Through her personal experience and her professional career of fighting for the needs of children, she became a highly recognized advocate for community services to help children, parents, and thedevelopmentally disabled. Gorny serves on the Mendocino Mental Health Board and the Child Care Planning Council. For over 20 years Denise Gorny served on the Policy Council for Children and Youth, and more than 30 years ago she helped to found the Child Abuse Prevention Coun- -Katarzyna Rolzinski Women's History month honoree and "MEC" member Linda Perkins cil. Gorny is also a founder of the ARC recreation facility and the Boys and Girls Club of Ukiah. She says, Kids are the future of our community, and we must be their mentors and keep them safe to enable them to grow to their fullest potential. Delynne Rogers, mother of two children, is a dental hygienist and a community activist who fights for justice and equality. Her activism began in 1999, when her 15 yearold son told her he was gay. Surprised by this revelation, she says, It explained why he was not accepted by his classmates and was bullied by many of them. Concern for her son launched Rogers on a journey as an outspoken advocate for the LGBT community and to create a PFLAG for Mendocino County. The Pride Alliance Network (PAN), supporting the LGBT community in Mendocino County and creating the annual Pride Week, began in Rogers, a founding member of PAN, has promoted Pride Week before the Mendocino Coun- -Cont. on Page 10 -Cont. from Page 1 - FREE SPEECH policy of the law, says O Brien, a retired attorney who filed the lawsuit. Shopping centers and malls may be private commercial property, but the California Supreme Court has determined that they are the modern day equivalent of a town square. People have the right to engage in free speech and petitioning so long as they are not directly in front of a store entrance or otherwise interfering with the normal course of business. They can t just be rousted by the police at the beck and call of corporations who do not like the politics of those engaged in protected activities. It all began in 2012 at the Ukiah Raley s. A woman was standing about 15 feet to the side of one of the entrances, collecting signatures for to get propositions on the state ballot. One of the propositions raised taxes on high incomes. O Brian says that before he could finish signing the petitions, a uniformed deputy of the Mendocino County Sheriff s Office appeared and said that the store manager wanted them to leave (the petitioner had informed the manager of her activities and shown him the petitions as a courtesy). After a discussion of free speech rights, the officer said that if Mr. O Brien and the petitioner did not leave, he would arrest them. Both left. But O Brien filed a formal complaint with the MCSO. Their internal review board found the complaint to be unfounded. He appealed the decision, ultimately meeting with Sheriff Tom Allman in early Sheriff Allman offered his personal apology and agreed that 15 feet from an entrance was a reasonable distance for free speech activity. All he needed to change the department s policy was approval from then-county Counsel Tom Parker. But when County Counsel failed to approve the change before to the expiration of the statute of limitations, O Brien filed a lawsuit in order to protect his rights. The County responded with a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that the area where the free speech activity occurred was not protected. After filing opposing briefs, the parties met with local attorney Barry Vogel and hammered out the settlement, the first of its kind in California [per Angry Walmart notice posted at the store in Mountain View and later taken down. -Photo by Coolcaesar County Counsel s office]. The key provision of the settlement is the County s acknowledgment that free speech rights exist in shopping centers and malls, even though they are private commercial property. If someone is engaged in petitioning or other protected free speech activity and is not directly in front of an entrance, then the store owner/manager will need to get an injunction or restraining order before the sheriff s office will intervene. Absent some criminal activity, like vandalism, it will be considered a civil matter. If an owner/manager believes there is criminal activity, they can still institute a citizen s arrest, but the consequences of wrongfully doing so can be costly, as with the case against the local Walmart for a false arrest a few years ago. In that Walmart case, El Sol founder Richard Johnson went to jail for his right to petition. A group of local social justice activists supported Johnson with a lawsuit against Walmart - which they won. With this new agreement, O Brien has solidified citizen s rights in the County. 5 MENDOTALKS IS NEW SERIES OF FREE LECTURES AT MENDOCINO COLLEGE Mendocino College Associated Students of Mendocino College is excited to kick off the new lecture series MendoTalks with Lichens;Bio-monitors of Air Quality. ASMC is hosting, speaker Jennifer Riddell who is a plant biologist with a Ph.D. in Eco physiology. She will be discussing her research using lichens as biological monitors of air quality and forest health in arid regions of California, and the policy implications of those efforts. The Lichens; Bio-monitors of air quality lecture will be Thursday, March 6 th at 12pm in room 4143 in the Little Theater of the Ukiah Campus of Mendocino College. Lakecomagazine.com

10 Página 10 El Sol BERNIE WILLIAMS - IN TUNE WITH THE RHYTHSM OF THE GAME by Doc stull He is one of America s premier jazz guitarists. Nominated for a Grammy for best Latin jazz album and with two number one hit singles, he s also the co-author of a book with a foreword written by pop music superstar Paul Simon. He was also a five-time All-Star baseball player, an American League batting champion, ALCS MVP, four-time Gold Glover, four-time World Series winner and centerfielder the New York Yankees for 16 years, Bernie Williams. Bernie Williams was a classically trained student of music and guitar at a performing arts high school in his native Puerto Rico. He was also an athletic prodigy excelling at track and baseball. At the age of only 17, Bernie signed a contract to play for the greatest sports franchise in American history, the New York Yankees. And between 1991 and 2006, he played centerfield where Yankee legends Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio had before him. Williams won four World Series championships and his post-season statistics and performances rank as some of the best in major league history. In 2007, -Cont. from Page 8 ty Board of Supervisors and worked to organize Pride Week events every year including the movie about hate crimes in northern California, Not in Our Town. Linda Perkins moved to Albion with her two daughters in 1978 and worked as an elementary school teacher. In 1992 she became involved with the Albion Uprising, a protest against a plan to cut old growth redwood; this was the beginning of her involvement in local forestry issues that has lasted for 20 years. The basic belief fueling my activities, she says, is that the forest s public trust values are a commons SHOP AT YOUR FARMERS' MARKET KNOW WHO- GROWS YOUR FOOD Athlete and musician Bernie Williams' advice, "You've got to have a plan of action. Stay focused on te things yu can control and don't get discouraged or distracted by what you cannot control." -Baseball Almanac Bernie turned his fulltime attention to music and became an author as well, collaborating with percussionist/ composer professor of music Dave Gluck and musician-writer-conductor-producer Bob Thompson on Rhythms of the Game: The Link Between Musical and Athletic Performance. The soul of the book is how musicians and athletes alike use training, timing, breathing, focus, dynamics and improvisatory risk in their quest for the Holy Grail of peak performance, the Zone, the flow of the moment. Describing how a great that must be protected for the community of people who live here, and for generations to come. Perkins has worked diligently to preserve the last of our coastal redwood forests and to improve watershed health in diverse and threatened ecosystems. Essentially, selftaught, she devoted herself to understanding forest health and the effects of industrial timber extraction. She continues to promote avenues for an educated community to impact timber harvest plans and forest practices. Co-sponsors for this event are: AAUW-Ukiah, Soroptimist Inter- soloist tries to capture a transcendent musical moment as analogous to the dramatic matador-and-bull confrontation between a hitter facing a pitcher, Bernie describes his at bat in Yankee Stadium in the bottom of the 11 th inning of game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship, score tied, 1 and 1 count. Orioles Randy Myers delivers, and Bernie Williams explains: I experience a surreal moment Time slows down so much that I m able to stop, put down my bat, grab a camera, and take a picture of the ball leaving Myers hand. I can national-ukiah, and the Ukiah Saturday Afternoon Club. Holly Madrigal, Willits mayor, was the MC. Holly Tannen, traditional -Foto with guitar in ball park by Doug Sanders as rhythmic riffs on his guitar. see the speed of the ball The ball seems huge like a beach ball I had locked into Myers timing I crush it I start to allow the crowd in- I can hear the noise, and I see the ball sail into the left field stands the game is over. It is a rare occurrence when one at the top of one s field in athletics also achieves success in the realm of music and sees, hears, and can write with clarity about how the two are related. Williams unlocked the secrets of movement and timing through kinetic chords on the diamond as well -WOMEN'S HISTORY CELEBRATION 31'ST YEAR IN UKIAH RADIO EL SOL - KMEC FM Mendocino Enviromental Center folksinger performed with her mountain dulcimer. 5 SHOP LOCALLY! MEETYOUR FRIENDS AT THE FARM- ERS MARKET SATURDA Y MORNING IN UKIAH Of Note: Dr. Dave Gluck, Bernie Williams composition teacher and co-author of Rhythms of the Game: The Link Between Musical and Athletic Performance will be coming Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA to give a lecture and percussion workshop on March 28 and to the Mateel Community Center in Redway, Saturday, March 29 to give a lecture presentation/ percussion workshop and community jam session. For more information, contact Doc Stull at humboldt.edu Next month: The amazing story of the man many consider to be the greatest hitter in baseball history; and who hid his Mexican ancestry until the end of his life. Doc Stull Doc Stull is a professor at Humboldt State University in the Department of Kinesiology. He has written many articles about sports figures, including Latino athletic heroes. JUANA BRIONES EXHIBIT OF HER LIFE AND TIMES P I O N E R A, FUNDADO- RA, CURAN- DERA, thru June 8 at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission St., SF Briones was an outstanding pioneer, founder, and healer working in California under three flags - Spain, Mexico, and finally the U.S. She had no formal education but became an outstanding landowner, business woman, and humanitarian. In her time, this remarkable Californian of Spanish and African descent managed a farm and a dairy in Yerba Buena (later San Francisco) one of the town s earliest residents. She purchased and operated a 4,439- acre ranch in presentday Palo Alto. She adopted Native American orphans and used her skills as a curandera (healer) in the community. She filed for an ecclesiastic separation from her abusive husband a rarity in her time. She successfully defended her land claims in U.S. courts, one of the state s first women to own property. No photograph exists of Juana Briones. 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